"Gamecock Jesus" speaks about crowdfunding effort sending him to Final Four game

"Gamecock Jesus" speaks about crowdfunding effort sending him to Final Four game

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Updated: 8:17 PM EDT Mar 30, 2017

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WEBVTT JOHN L: WHEN YOU WATCH THE USCGAMECOCKS ON SATURDAY NIGHT,THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE YOU'LLSEE THE SCHOOL'S NUMBER ONEBASKETBALL FAN.HIS REAL NAME IS CARLTONTHOMPSON. BUT TO USC FANS, HE'SGAMECOCK JESUS.HE SAYS IT WAS ACTUALLY ACLEMSON FAN THAT GAVE HIM THENAME, AFTER TAKING A PICTURE OF HIM,AND THE PICTURE MADE THE ROUNDSON SOCIAL MEDIA.BEFORE THAT, AND STILL, TOOMANY, HE IS BASELINE JESUS.HE IS A FRIEND TO ALL, AND WHENUSC ADVANCE TO THE FINAL FOUR, AGOFUNDME ACCOUNT WAS SET UP FORHIS TRIP TO ARIZONA.IT'S RAISED ENOUGH MONEY THATCARLTON CAN BRING HIS TWO SONS,AS WELL.MR. THOMPSON: I FEEL LIKE IT'SMAGIC, JUST MAGIC.&I FEEL LIKE IT'S A DREAM. I ALWAYS DREAMED THAT WE COULDGET TO THIS POINT. I NEVERTHOUGHT ABOUT THE MEN AND THEWOMEN, REALLY, BEING UP THERE ATTHE SAME TIME. JOHN L: THE 63-YEAR-OLD THMPSONFIRST WENT TO A USC GAME IN-- WHILE HE WAS STILL IN HIGHSCHOOL,AND SATURDAY NIGHT, HEWILL DO WHAT HE'LL WAS DOES,FIRING UP THAT GAMECOCK NATION.

"Gamecock Jesus" speaks about crowdfunding effort sending him to Final Four game